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Active Transportation Advocates See Silver Lining in Infrastructure Bill

By Kea Wilson | Aug 4, 2021 | No Comments

A handful of critical policy changes buried in President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure megabill may quietly revolutionize life for people who walk and roll through U.S. cities, some advocates argue.

Advocates are rallying to restore a visionary highway removal program that lost virtually all of its funding during bipartisan infrastructure negotiations.

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Visionary Highway Removal Program Virtually Axed from Fed Infrastructure Package

By Kea Wilson | Aug 2, 2021 | No Comments

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Infrastructure Deal ‘Worst Ratio for Transit Funding Since Nixon’

By Kea Wilson | Jul 31, 2021 | No Comments

Washington is one step closer to passing an infrastructure package that would provide historic funding for transit, and then immediately undercut it with historic funding for drivers.

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New York Jets Asst. Coach Greg Knapp Killed by Driver, Media Calls It an ‘Accident’

By Kea Wilson | Jul 27, 2021 | No Comments

The death of beloved New York Jets assistant coach Greg Knapp following a collision with a driver has sparked an outpouring among football fans, and outrage among street safety advocates.

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, July 23

By John Greenfield | Jul 23, 2021 | No Comments

Sun-Times endorses redevelopment plan for Michael Reese, including new 27th St. Metra stop Chicago’s transit recovery is going better than peer cities like NYC, D.C. (CBS) Man driving Jeep hits another Jeep under Lake ‘L’, sending it crashing into supports, then shoots its driver (CBS) Truck driver crashes, spills gravel on 2 lanes of Bishop […]

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Op-Ed: Stop Tolerating Roadway Deaths in our Communities and Start Prioritizing Traffic Safety over Speed

By Kea Wilson | Jul 20, 2021 | No Comments

The lack of attention to our shameful national record of traffic deaths in the latest infrastructure debate is a political, professional, and moral failing.

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